Automatic renewal rules in Texas

Each point below comes from the text on Texas's official legislature or code site, read on the review date. The full text has definitions and exceptions, so open it before you rely on one point.

What the text says, word for word:

• “written notice of cancellation, accompanied by proof of payment made under the contract, by certified mail to the certificate holder's home office” (Tex. Occ. Code § 702.307(a))
• “closes the health spa and fails to provide alternative facilities not more than 10 miles from the location of the health spa” (Tex. Occ. Code § 702.308(a)(1))
• “Except as provided by Subsection (b), the term of a contract may not exceed three years.” (Tex. Occ. Code § 702.303(a))

Our company guides show how each business takes cancellations and where to write, for example Gym memberships, Planet Fitness, LA Fitness and Crunch Fitness.

1. 1

   Note how and when you agreed

   Write down the date you signed up, how you did it and when the next charge is due. Those three facts decide which rule above applies to you.

2. 2

   Cancel through the protected channel

   Send written notice of cancellation with proof of payment by certified mail to the health spa's home office; within 3 business days of signing this brings a full refund. Save the confirmation screen or email.

3. 3

   Back it up with a letter

   Tex. Occ. Code ch. 702 covers only health spa contracts, so cite it only if your contract is one of them. A short letter that names Tex. Occ. Code ch. 702 and the date you are cancelling from gives you a dated record. The letter template generator lays it out for you.

4. 4

   If the charges continue

   Reply with your proof and the citation, ask for a refund, and if that fails, dispute the charge with your bank. See what to do when a company keeps charging you.

Outside health spa contracts, Texas law sets no special cancellation route, so your contract's terms apply. A letter sent with tracking adds what an online click often lacks: a dated, third-party record that you asked to cancel, which card issuers and state consumer offices can check.

Certified mail for cancellations explains what each delivery record proves.

The federal Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act requires online sellers using automatic renewals to provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC's 2024 click-to-cancel amendments are not in force: on July 8, 2025 the Eighth Circuit vacated them (Custom Communications, Inc. v. FTC, No. 24-3137), on February 12, 2026, in a rule effective that day, the FTC recodified its Negative Option Rule "as it existed before the effective date" of the 2024 amendments (91 FR 6507), and on March 13, 2026 it asked for public comment on "the need for amendments" (91 FR 12318). Our state-by-state overview and the FTC click-to-cancel guide have the details.